PSHCE

Whole school approach

Provision for PSHCE at The Grey Coat Hospital comes from a variety of identifiable sources. There is a whole school approach to PSHCE, which means that key themes and values permeate what we do every day.

PSHCE lessons

Y7-8 have one PSHCE lesson a week; Y9 have one PSHCE lesson a fortnight and Y10 and Y11 have one form time each week allocated to teaching PSHCE content. These lessons are taught by form tutors and coordinated by the Assistant Head in charge of PSHCE and each year group’s Head of Year.

Pastoral programme

Through registration, monitoring, mentoring and target setting PSHCE development is promoted. Form Tutors and Heads of Year have an important role to play in supporting students’ personal, emotional and social well-being and developing their knowledge of the PSHCE curriculum outside of lesson time.

Assemblies

These are delivered by all members of staff during the year and promote PSHCE themes and the Christian ethos of the school. Each year group has a year assembly and there are two Key Stage assemblies each week.

National Curriculum lessons

Within subjects and departments many aspects of PSHCE are delivered. For example, many aspects of the Relationships and Sex Education content is covered within Science and Religious Studies lessons. Citizenship topics are taught in the History curriculum and ICT lessons cover content on online behaviour and internet safety.

Extra-curricular activities

Through a growing range of clubs and wider opportunities, including the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, School Council and debating, pupils have the chance to develop personally and socially. There are also a wide variety of extra-curricular activities that support students’ physical and emotional health, thus supporting the PSHCE curriculum.

Wider community

Our links with the immediate and global community enable students to reflect on their place in the world. We have also established a number of links with external PSHCE providers, who we invite into school to support the teaching and learning of various topics.

Theme Day

The whole school comes together to reflect on our values through the annual theme. This supports the PSHCE curriculum by building on students’ knowledge of a range of topics.

PSHCE Programme

The PSHCE curriculum has been organised around three key themes across Key Stage 3 and 4. These are:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Living in the Wider World
• Relationships

Overview of Year 7 PSHCE Programme:

 

Overview of Year 8 PSHCE Programme:

 

Overview of Year 9 PSHCE Programme:

 

Overview of Year 10 PSHCE Programme:

 

Overview of Year 11 PSHCE Programme:

The PSHCE Programme is also supported and enhanced by sessions from the following external agencies. These include:

• School Nurses
• The Riot Act
• S.A.M.E Academy
• Kooth
• Sexpression
• Diversity Role Models
• Women and Girls’ Network
• CTRL – Z
• Insight
• The RAP Foundation
• The Boobettes
• Our Streets Now
• SASH
• Learning Performance